Topic summary
49% 49 analyzed articles/videos 31,460 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Los Angeles results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Framing Effect , and Appeal to Emotion , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 9.7% saturation with 15,643 hits . Analysis detected 153,073 faulty-reasoning hits from 161,362 analyzed words across 49 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 17% (13,854 of 16,562 topics). This Los Angeles is better (less manipulative) than 83.60% of the peer group. Los Angeles
Topic details
Total words: 161,362
Article count: 49
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
16% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 16.4% percentile 1.8% BS Score49 analyzed articles161.4K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 8.0% 8.0% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 6.4% 6.4% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 9.7% 9.7% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 3.0% 3.0% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 3.1% 3.1% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 2.4% 2.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 1.8% 1.8% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Topic 9.2% 9.2% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Topic 1.0% 1.0% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Topic 0.7% 0.7% Sitewide departure map Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often
0.0% 0.0% 10% 10% 20% 20% 30% 30% 40% 40% 50% 50% Framing Effect: Topic 8.0%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 9.7%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.4%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 11.1% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 9.2%, sitewide 5.3% Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.1%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 0.5% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst